§ 7111. Powers and duties of secretary and department
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 3 Pa.C.S.A. AgricultureEffective: January 28, 2005
Effective: January 28, 2005
3 Pa.C.S.A. § 7111
§ 7111. Powers and duties of secretary and department
(a) General rule.--The department is hereby authorized and empowered to enforce all the provisions of this chapter and shall have power to prescribe, modify and enforce such reasonable rules, regulations, standards, tolerances and orders as in the judgment of the secretary shall be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Sample, inspect, make analysis of and test seeds subject to the provisions of this chapter that are transported, sold, offered or exposed for sale within this Commonwealth, at such time and place and to such extent as may be deemed necessary to determine whether the seeds are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) Issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale order to the distributor, owner or custodian of any lot of seed which may be found in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter in order to prohibit further sale of such seed until the department has determined this chapter has been complied with. With respect to seeds which have been subject to a stop-sale order as provided in this paragraph, the distributor, owner or custodian of such seeds shall have the right to appeal as provided for in section 7115 (relating to appeal process).
(7) Require that each person whose name appears on the label or labeling of seeds subject to the provisions of this chapter keep for a period of two years complete records of each lot of seed handled and keep for one year a file sample of each lot of seed after final disposition of each lot. All such records and samples pertaining to the shipment or shipments involved shall be accessible for inspection by the secretary or his agent during regular business hours.
(8) Publish in bulletins or reports any and all information obtained from tests or analyses made under the provisions of this chapter which the secretary may deem proper for publication in the interest of the public, including the names and addresses of any person who has sold, offered for sale or exposed for sale any seeds subject to the provisions of this chapter so tested or analyzed. The secretary shall not publish the name or address of any citizen who shall have submitted samples of seeds for test or analysis but who has not sold, offered for sale or exposed for sale any such seeds.
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2004, Nov. 29, P.L. 1302, No. 164, § 2, effective in 60 days [Jan. 28, 2005].
3 Pa.C.S.A. § 7111, PA ST 3 Pa.C.S.A. § 7111
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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